Illus. by W. England
CHAPTER 2:
A DM’S GUIDE TO DRAGONS
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A web of force surrounds the target, entangling it like a net. If the target fails its saving throw, it is entangled. Perhaps most important, the creature cannot use wings to fly— hence the common name of this spell. A creature flying with wings falls immediately if it is entangled by wingbind. An entangled creature can escape with a successful Escape Artist check against a DC equal to the saving throw DC of the spell. Like a wall of force, the web of force is impervious to most attacks: It is immune to damage of all kinds, cannot be burst with a Strength check, and is unaffected by most spells, including dispel magic. Also like wall of force, the web is immediately destroyed by disintegrate, a rod of cancellation, a sphere of annihilation, or Mordenkainen’s disjunction. Wings of Air Transmutation Level: Sor/Wiz 2 Components: V Casting Time: 1 standard action Range: Touch Target: Winged creature touched Duration: 1 minute/level Saving Throw: None (harmless) Spell Resistance: No (harmless) The creature you touch becomes more agile in the air, able to make quicker turns, and more maneuverable when flying. The target must be capable of flight using wings. The creature’s maneuverability improves by one step— from clumsy to poor, poor to average, average to good, or good to perfect. A single creature cannot benefit from multiple applications of this spell at one time. Wings of Air, Greater Transmutation Level: Sor/Wiz 5 As wings of air, but the creature’s maneuverability improves by two steps—from clumsy to average, poor to good, or average to perfect.
DRAGON MAGIC ITEMS This section describes magic items made particularly for use by dragons. Many of them can be used by other creatures as well. Amulet of Supremacy (Minor Artifact): This stunning piece of jewelry is virtually priceless based simply on its artistic quality and the value of precious metal and gemstones it contains, but its magical abilities are even more valuable to a dragon. When worn by a dragon, an amulet of supremacy confers the benefits of the Maximize Breath feat on the dragon’s breath weapon, and applies the effects of the Maximize Spell feat to the dragon’s spells and spell-like abilities. These benefits come at no cost to the dragon: It need not wait extra rounds between uses of its breath
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weapon, and its maximized spells do not use higher-level spell slots. An amulet of supremacy bestows two negative levels on any nondragon that dares to put it on. In addition, when a nondragon first dons the amulet, it immediately targets the offender with a disintegrate effect (caster level 20th, Fortitude DC 19 partial). Strong (no school); CL 17th. Claws of the Ripper: These metal, scythelike blades are designed to fit over one set of a dragon’s claws, and they resize to fit any dragon of Large size or bigger. A dragon wearing claws of the ripper cannot also make use of a magic ring on that claw. When worn, claws of the ripper increase the damage dealt by the dragon’s claws on a critical hit, giving them a ×4 multiplier (like that of a scythe). Faint transmutation; CL 6th; Craft Ring; Price 2,000 gp; Weight 10 lb. Dragonarmor of Invincibility: This is a set of +5 halfplate armor (barding) designed to fit a dragon of a specific size. It adjusts to fit any individual dragon within a specific size category, size Medium or bigger. In addition to its +12 armor bonus, the armor is fitted with spikes and blades designed to enhance the dragon’s attacks, granting a +5 enhancement bonus to each of the dragon’s natural weapon attacks (as if by use of the spell superior magic fang). Strong transmutation; CL 15th; Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Craft Epic Magic Arms and Armor [an epic feat
Jaws of the Dragon
